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Streptomyces aureofaciens Tü24 and S. aureofaciens ATCC 10762 both produce the antibiotics tetracycline and 7-chlorotetracycline. The biosynthetic pathway for tetracycline and 7-chlorotetracvcline is identical with the exception of the chlorination step (1, Fig. 1).
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Häcker, H., Pfeifer, O., Thiermann, F., Weng, M., Lingens, F., van Pée, KH. (1991). Bromoperoxidase from Streptomyces Aureofaciens Tü24 and its Role in 7-Chlorotetracycline Biosynthesis. In: Baumberg, S., Krügel, H., Noack, D. (eds) Genetics and Product Formation in Streptomyces . Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 55. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5922-7_15
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